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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 COUNCIL’S REPORT EXECUTIVE Bradley House 68 Coombe Road Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT2 7AE twitter: @fbunational website: www.fbu.org.uk CREDIT: FRASER SMITH 20304 FBU Exec Council Rep 2020 COVER.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:36 Established 1 October 1918 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 President: Ian Murray Vice-president: Andy Noble General secretary: Matt Wrack Assistant general secretary: Andy Dark Treasurer: Jim Quinn National offi cers: Dave Green Tam McFarlane Mark Rowe Sean Starbuck Bradley House Telephone: 020 8541 1765 68 Coombe Road website: www.fbu.org.uk Kingston upon Thames email: offi [email protected] Surrey twitter: @fbunational KT2 7AE FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 1 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:56 Established 1 October 1918 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 President: Ian Murray Vice-president: Andy Noble General secretary: Matt Wrack Assistant general secretary: Andy Dark Treasurer: Jim Quinn National offi cers: Dave Green Tam McFarlane Mark Rowe Sean Starbuck Bradley House Telephone: 020 8541 1765 68 Coombe Road website: www.fbu.org.uk Kingston upon Thames email: offi [email protected] Surrey twitter: @fbunational KT2 7AE FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 1 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:56 CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................7 SECTION A PAY AND CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................9 A1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 A2 Annual report of the NJC independent chair 2018-19 .................................................................................10 A3 Pay rates and CPD payments ....................................................................................................................................15 A4 Pay: employers’ letter 4 March ..................................................................................................................................18 A5 Pay: consultative ballot ...................................................................................................................................................19 A6 Pay: FBU conference .......................................................................................................................................................19 A7 NJC pauses ‘broadening the role’ discussions ................................................................................................19 A8 Pay award ..............................................................................................................................................................................19 A9 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service .............................................................................................................................20 A10 Technical Advisory Panel – Hereford and Worcester .....................................................................................20 A11 Early May bank holiday 2020 ......................................................................................................................................20 A12 NJC – FBU and employers’ reps ..............................................................................................................................21 A13 Middle Managers Negotiating Body (MMNB) ....................................................................................................21 SECTION B PENSIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................23 B1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................23 B2 Age discrimination – victory in the Supreme Court ........................................................................................23 B3 Implications of the Supreme Court decision ......................................................................................................24 B4 Remedies hearing ..............................................................................................................................................................25 B5 Pensionable pay .................................................................................................................................................................25 B6 Split pensions ......................................................................................................................................................................26 SECTION C OPERATIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY .....................................................................................................................................29 C1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................29 C2 FBU health and safety committee meetings ......................................................................................................29 C3 Firefi ghters’ Memorial Day ............................................................................................................................................29 C4 FBU contaminants project ............................................................................................................................................30 C5 FBU contaminants project – Lancashire pilot ....................................................................................................30 C6 FBU contaminants project – UK-wide survey ....................................................................................................30 C7 FBU contaminants project – sampling...................................................................................................................31 C8 Toxic chemicals ...................................................................................................................................................................31 C9 FBU mental health project ............................................................................................................................................31 C10 Mental health – commissioned research ..............................................................................................................32 C11 MIND blue light project closed ...................................................................................................................................32 C12 Heat illness prevention ....................................................................................................................................................32 2 FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 3 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 2 27/05/2020 15:56 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 3 27/05/2020 15:56 CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................7 SECTION A PAY AND CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................9 A1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 A2 Annual report of the NJC independent chair 2018-19 .................................................................................10 A3 Pay rates and CPD payments ....................................................................................................................................15 A4 Pay: employers’ letter 4 March ..................................................................................................................................18 A5 Pay: consultative ballot ...................................................................................................................................................19 A6 Pay: FBU conference .......................................................................................................................................................19 A7 NJC pauses ‘broadening the role’ discussions ................................................................................................19 A8 Pay award ..............................................................................................................................................................................19 A9 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service .............................................................................................................................20 A10 Technical Advisory Panel – Hereford and Worcester .....................................................................................20 A11 Early May bank holiday